Lovely garden! I wish I had scallions... sigh. Just looking at your layout made me greedy for the things you planted that our garden lacks. Ah, well, can't have everything--yet.
I just hope that there is room for all of it in this little space! I am thinking of helping the cucumbers grow UP along with the beans. Have you ever seen those little decorative wire fence sections at dollar stores? Do you think those would work if chicken wire were attached to one side of them? Or maybe that is unnecessary? I have never encouraged veggies to grow up trellis style or other wise so I am interested in your input. AS far as I am concerned...you are the expert considering the size of your families plantation! (BTW, was weeding that garden a form of punishment for you guys?) Oh-and one more thing.... Do you know if rabbit manure is a usable form of fertilizer. I have heard some people use it and I planned on using ours-but someone in church said I should be sure.
I would definitely put up wire for the cukes if you can because then they'll climb toward the sun instead of twining their little, green fingers around every last thing within 5 or so feet. They'll happily climb the fence, which will allow the other plants some breathing room.
We called the weeding "punishment," but my mom called it "all in a good day's work." Day after day after day after day.....
I've also heard that rabbit manure can be used, but I don't know what amount would be best. It shouldn't be used raw, though, which you probably know, but should be composted or aged for at least a year, otherwise it will kill your poor little plants!
Actually, I didn't know that! You must understand, I am a city girl with a country girl's heart. I want to learn all this stuff-but I still have to. :-)
How high do you suppose the wire should be? Is a foot or two sufficient? Would squash do well that way too? I hope I don't become irritating with my 20 questions...
Three feet should be fine. They can climb up one side and down the other, and you can direct them where you want them to go.
If you have any winter squash, you can give them the same treatment, but summer squash splays out in bush form with big, ol' umbrella leaves. Each squash hill will take up about several feet of space, but at least they won't twine around anything.
(And you're not at all irritating! If I don't know answers to any of your 20 questions, I can always call mi mama...)
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Lovely garden! I wish I had scallions... sigh. Just looking at your layout made me greedy for the things you planted that our garden lacks. Ah, well, can't have everything--yet.
I just hope that there is room for all of it in this little space! I am thinking of helping the cucumbers grow UP along with the beans. Have you ever seen those little decorative wire fence sections at dollar stores? Do you think those would work if chicken wire were attached to one side of them? Or maybe that is unnecessary? I have never encouraged veggies to grow up trellis style or other wise so I am interested in your input. AS far as I am concerned...you are the expert considering the size of your families plantation! (BTW, was weeding that garden a form of punishment for you guys?) Oh-and one more thing....
Do you know if rabbit manure is a usable form of fertilizer. I have heard some people use it and I planned on using ours-but someone in church said I should be sure.
I would definitely put up wire for the cukes if you can because then they'll climb toward the sun instead of twining their little, green fingers around every last thing within 5 or so feet. They'll happily climb the fence, which will allow the other plants some breathing room.
We called the weeding "punishment," but my mom called it "all in a good day's work." Day after day after day after day.....
I've also heard that rabbit manure can be used, but I don't know what amount would be best. It shouldn't be used raw, though, which you probably know, but should be composted or aged for at least a year, otherwise it will kill your poor little plants!
Actually, I didn't know that! You must understand, I am a city girl with a country girl's heart. I want to learn all this stuff-but I still have to. :-)
How high do you suppose the wire should be? Is a foot or two sufficient? Would squash do well that way too? I hope I don't become irritating with my 20 questions...
Three feet should be fine. They can climb up one side and down the other, and you can direct them where you want them to go.
If you have any winter squash, you can give them the same treatment, but summer squash splays out in bush form with big, ol' umbrella leaves. Each squash hill will take up about several feet of space, but at least they won't twine around anything.
(And you're not at all irritating! If I don't know answers to any of your 20 questions, I can always call mi mama...)
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